North Wheatley Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Retford, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

9.375 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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North Wheatley Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Retford, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

North Wheatley Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	9.375 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Of its pupils, 8.1% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.
The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child 9.375 miles away, the 10th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
Reception distances have swung sharply, with the biggest move from 2025 to 2026, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 7 years with a published distance.
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Sturton Road, South Wheatley, North Wheatley C of E Primary, Retford, DN22 9DH
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 123 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.1

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025

Strengths

“The school sets a culture of high expectations for all its pupils.”
“Its vision for pupils to ‘believe, achieve, thrive’ is reflected in its curriculum.”
“Pupils say that the school’s curriculum helps them to feel ‘inspired’ and to ‘know about other people and their stories’.”

To improve

“However, the school’s expectations for pupils’ behaviour and conduct are not fully realised.”
“The school’s new systems are beginning to lead to improvements in pupils’ behaviour, although their conduct remains variable in lessons and around school.”
“Some pupils worry about the behaviour of their peers during social times.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	47%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 11 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

Sturton CofE Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
Clarborough Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Leverton Church of England Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
Beckingham Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
St Peter's CofE Primary and Nursery School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
Walkeringham Primary School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published